First air liner Deutschland makes initial voyage
Count Zeppelin's airship Deutschland lands at Dusseldorf after a 280 mile flight from Friedrichshafen in ten hours. The 455 foot long dirigible carried 20 passengers in a luxurious cabin with a restaurant, as it traced a course over Stuttgart Mannheim and Cologne. Fares ranged from 25 to 50 dollars, with a capacity lifting 44 000 pounds and three motors totaling over 300 horsepower.
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Dusseldorf
Germany
Mude Eastal
Count Zeppelin
Deutschland
Friedrichshafen
Stuttgart
Mannheim
Cologne
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
German Airship Stock Company
Maers
Davis Released After Coroner Determines Cause of Yocum Death
Dayton authorities released T. L. Davis, the man living with Mrs. Elizabeth Yocum, after coroners examination concluded death was due to acute inflammation of the river with complications. The Yocum woman's body was brought to Cambridge for funeral services at Riverside cemetery.
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Elizabeth Yocum
Dayton
Gqfonday
T. L. Davis
Yocum Worman
Cambridge Iy
Riverside Cemetery
Brothers To Meet In Virginia Visit Forty Year Gap
Simpson Oxendine, a janitor on the first floor of the courthouse, accompanied by his sister Mrs Hannah Hunter, plans to travel to Russell County Virginia next week to visit his brother whom he has not seen for forty years.
Is Plaster Cast A Good Likeness Of War Governor
County commissioners will hear appeals from patriotic and commercial groups for several thousand dollars to bronze cast from the plaster statue of late Governor Oliver P Morton. Critics say the legs appear out of proportion yet supporters insist the model is an excellent likeness. The dedication of the cast is planned as a future feature of patriotic conventions.
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Oliver P. Morton
Morton
Charles E. Shiveley
Hall of Fame
Washington, D. C
Morton Monument Commission
Neihaus
Joseph C. Kibbey
Territory of
Arizona
Kibbey
Beveridge Plans Indiana Leave After Busy Washington Visit
Washington report notes Senator Beveridge finishing a busy day in his committee room ahead of a departure for Indiana that night. He is in good health but tired from Senate work and will join his family in Dublin New York after a brief Indianapolis stay. E E Neal of Noblesville Republican nominee for Congress in Indiana Ninth District arrives for two days before proceeding to New York to meet John Hays Hammond and National League of Republican Clubs officers. Neal promotes a plan to organize states through league clubs.
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Washington
Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
Indianapolis
Dublin
E. E. Neal
Noblesville
Congress
New York
John Hays Hammond
National League of Republican Clubs
Neal
Advertising pays as Des Moines leads reform in Indiana
The Indiana Municipal League convention in Richmond discusses city management with Judge John MacVicar, secretary of the National League of Municipalities, delivering a keynote on the Des Moines Plan. Hugh Chalmers advocates advertising as education and a 10,000 dollar national campaign proves publicity pays. The Palladium supports Commission Government, citing its subscribers and policy as indicators of effectiveness.
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Indiana Municipal League
Richmond
John MacVicar
National League of Municipalities
Des Moines
National League of American Municipalities
Rough Rider's Ride Tragedy at Coney Island Leaves Six Dead
At Coney Island on the Roughrider's Ride two cars carrying sixteen people jumped the sixty foot incline. Six victims died at the hospital and ten were seriously injured. Driver Cyrus Pinto claimed the crash was unavoidable as rescue efforts followed the wreckage.
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American News Service
New York
Coney Island
Bowery
Pinto
Michael Galvin
Fire alarms keep city busy with three blazes and one exhibition
In twenty four hours the fire department responded to multiple calls. A fire at Roy Wenger’s home on South Twelfth Street damaged lace curtains. A stove fire at Felix Imperio’s North Thirteenth Street grocery caused slight damage. A false alarm hit Robinson’s shop. A shed fire at Harry Thomas’s North Tenth Street residence was quickly extinguished. Meanwhile the American Seeding Machine Company hosted a traveling salesmen meeting with about twenty five attendees at Westcott hotel, featuring product demonstrations and field trials through Friday.
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Roy Wenger
South Twelfth Street
Wenger
Felix Imperio
North Thirteenth Street
Robinson
Harry Thomas
North Tenth Street
American Seeding Machine Company
Westcott Hotel
Excuse Offered for Inaction on Glen Vacate Demand
The Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern traction company offers the absence of Ford Winters as the reason for not acting on the city demand to vacate the Glen. City Attorney Gardner said Winters is called to Italy due to his daughter's illness and negotiations are to be postponed until his return.
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Ford Winters
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Eastern
Traction Company
Glen
Gardner
Traction
Winters
Italy
Weather forecast promises fair states and warmth
State says generally fair tonight and Thursday with warm trend. Local outlook notes fair conditions and continued warmth tonight and Thursday across area.
Rube Waddell Arrested for Beating Wife
In St Louis on June 22 neighbors heard cries for help and alerted police. The famed baseball idol known as Rube Waddell was arrested today on charges of beating his wife of a few weeks in their apartment.
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American News Service
St. Louis
Rube” Waddell
Charles Henley seriously hurt in hospital accident
Charles Henley was seriously injured when a heavy water softener section fell on him at Eastern Indiana Insane Hospital. He was taken to Reid Memorial Hospital for surgery after the derrick rope slipped during hoisting. He suffered a fractured skull multiple ribs and a broken shoulder blade with several stitches and skull removal. He remains conscious and doctors express hope for recovery. He is brother of M C Henley and formerly worked at the Coliseum and the Y M C A.
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Eastern Indiana Insane Hospital
Charles Henley
Reid Memorial Hospital
M. C. Henley
Coliseum
Y. M. Cc
Local car exits Glidden tour in Dallas
The Westcott machine from this city was withdrawn from the 1910 Glidden tour in Dallas Texas. Cliff Bev ington drove the car which accumulated many penalties due to bad luck. Only a Chalmers car remains with a perfect score on the tour.
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Westcott
Dallas
Texas
Cliff Bevington
Chalmers
Beeman Declared Of Unsound Mind In Jefferson Township
James M Beeman a Jefferson township farmer has been declared of unsound mind by Justice Zimri Hansen. Beeman’s mind grew troubled last August and he fears his family may harm him. The first signs appeared when he began to fear his pet dog.
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James M. Beeman
Jefferson Township
Zimri Hanson
Beeman
Civil Service Exam Planned for Deputy Collector Posts in Indianapolis
Seven applicants will compete for deputy collector and clerk roles in the internal revenue offices at Indianapolis. The civil service examination will be held at the local post office on Saturday under the supervision of the civil service board. This marks the first examination for this service ever held in the city.
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Internal Revenue Offices
Indianapolis
Civil Service Board
MacVicar By Feature At Meeting
The article covers Hon. John MacVicar addressing municipal league delegates on the commission form of government. It notes his praise for New York governance amid large city challenges, and his belief that city officers are generally intelligent and honest within the Des Moines plan framework.
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John MacVicar
National League of American Municipalities
Commission
Des Moines
Municipal League
United States
MacVicar
League
Bryce
America
New York
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Will
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Eleanor Butler Alexander
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Quentine Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Cowles
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
John Hays
Hammond
Commission Government
Iowa
Hugh Chalmers
Middle West
the Palladium
Hoosier
Rube
Wife
Derrick Break
The
Insane Hospital
City OF
Palladium
Shank
Harty
John Bray
Brazil
A. G. Schlicker
East Chicago
B.H. Campbell
Elwood
J. L. Puckett
Kokomo
James £. Burke
Jeffersonville
Arthur D. Cunningham
Lafayette
South Side Improvement Association
Bealview Park
Bureau of Municipal Research
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